LSAT PREP 101 Section 1

Evaluating Your Chil... ents and Run... APA Title Page 7th E... Free APA Citation G... G CRA Instructional A... repTest 101 / Section 1 Directions Passage Only View Find Text. Type Here | AA 1 Section Time Remaining: 32:56 To many developers of technologies that affect public health or 1. Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the environment, "risk communication" means persuading the the passage? public that the potential risks of such technologies are small and should be ignored. Those who communicate risks in this way seem to believe that lay people do not understand the actual nature of A Risk communicators are effectively addressing the O technological risk, and they can cite studies asserting that, although proliferation of complex technologies that have people apparently ignore mundane hazards that pose significant increasing impact on public health and safety. danger, they get upset about exotic hazards that pose little chance of death or injury. Because some risk communicators take this B Risk communicators should assess lay people's O persuasive stance, many lay people see "risk communication" as a understanding of technologies in order to be able to give euphemism for brainwashing done by experts. them the information they need to make reasonable Since, however, the goal of risk communication should be to decisions. enable people to make informed decisions about technological risks, a clear understanding about how the public perceives risk is Experts who want to communicate to the public about O needed. Lay people's definitions of "risk" are more likely to reflect the possible risks of complex technologies must simplify subjective ethical concerns than are experts definitions. Lay their message to ensure that it is understandable. people, for example, tend to perceive a small risk to children as more significant than a larger risk to consenting adults who benefit from the risk-creating technology, However, if asked to rank D Risk communication can be perceived as the task of O hazards by the number of annual fatalities, without reference to persuading lay people to accept the impact of a ethical judgments, lay people provide quite reasonable estimates. particular technology on their lives. demonstrating that they have substantial knowledge about many risks. Although some studies claim to demonstrate that lay people have inappropriate concerns about exotic hazards. these studies E Lay people can be unduly influenced by subjective O often use questionable methods, such as asking lay people to rank concerns when making decisions about technological risks that are hard to compare. In contrast, a recent study showed risks am 10 11 12 13 | 14 17 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 45 O zm